Playing a Maui trivia game with your friends or family is one great way to pass the time on that long, but long-awaited, flight to Maui. Or, if you’re hosting a Maui or Hawaii-themed party at your home or apartment, this game is a good ice-breaker.
So go ahead, see how many of these multiple choice Maui trivia questions you can answer correctly. The answers are listed out at the bottom of this page.
And if you think you’re really on fire, see if you can answer the three bonus questions (questions 21-23; for these questions, click on the link provided to find the answers).
To print these Maui Trivia Questions listed below, go to the top left-hand side of this browser window, select File, then select Print… and just follow the directions given.
Have fun!
Maui Trivia Questions
1. What is another name given to the island of Maui?
A. Valley Maui
B. Valley Isle
C. Paradise Island
2. What is the name of the westernmost point of Maui, and is also one of its famous landmarks?
A. Iao Needle
B. Black Rock
C. West Maui Mountains
3. What is the real name of the popular “Seven Sacred Pools” in southern Maui?
A. Maui Gulch
B) Seven Small Pools
C) Oheo Gulch
4. Maui is made up of what number of dormant volcano(es)?
A. One
B) Two
C) Three
5. When was the last eruption of a volcano on Maui?
A. 1622
B. 1790
C. 1820
6. Where were the first settlers of Maui from?
A. Marquesas Islands
B. Tonga
C. Sandwich Islands
7. Where was the second group of Maui settlers from?
A. Christmas Island
B. Tahiti
C. Fuji
8. Who was the first Westerner to discover Maui?
A. Captain James T. Cook
B. Captain Charles Sturt
C. Captain Robert F. Scott
9. What year did this person (see question # 8) discover Maui?
A. 1768
B. 1778
C. 1780.
10. What was the name of the first European to set foot on Maui?
A. French admiral Jean François de Galaup de La Perouse
B. Captain James T. Cook
C. Captain Charles Sturt
11. In what year did this person (see question #10) visit Maui?
A. 1780
B. 1786
C. 1790
12. What was the name of the Hawaiian king who united all the islands under his/her rule and took up residence in Lahaina, Maui?
A. King Kamehameha I
B. Queen Liliuokalani
C. King David Kalakaua
13. How many letters did the first Hawaiian alphabet have?
A. 5
B. 12
C. 18
14. What was the name of the first secondary school in Maui, and was the first to open west of the Rockies?
A. Lahaina School
B. Kaanapali School
C. Lahainaluna Mission School
15. Where were the first missionaries to Maui from?
A. New England
B. Utah
C. California
16. In what year did these missionaries arrive?
A. 1820
B. 1823
C. 1836
17. Maui was annexed by the United States in 1898. What year was Maui made a territory of the United States?
A. 1899
B. 1900
C. 1902
18. In 2005, what was Maui’s number of domestic (U.S.) and international visitors?
A. 850,000
B. 1.5 million
C. 2.3 million
19. What percentage of those visitors (see question #18) were international?
A. 4%
B. 11.5%
C. 22%
20. What year did Maui (along with the other Hawaiian Islands) become the 50th state?
A. 1938
B. 1957
C. 1959
Maui Trivia Bonues Questions
21. What is the elevation of the Haleakala Visitor Center located near the top of East Maui Volcano?
See Answer.
22. What is the name of the last blockbuster movie that was filmed in Maui?
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23. What is one important but unspoken rule to follow is when someone offers you a lei and places it on your shoulders?
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Maui Trivia Answers
1. B. Valley Isle, 2. B. Black Rock, 3. C. Oheo Gulch, 4. B. Two, 5. B. 1790, 6. A. Marquesas Islands, 7. B. Tahiti, 8. A. Captain James T. Cook, 9. B. 1778, 10. A. French admiral Jean François de Galaup de La Perouse, 11. B. 1786, 12. A. King Kamehameha I, 13. B. 12, 14. A. Lahainaluna Mission School, 15. A. New England, 16. B. 1823, 17. B. 1900, 18. C. 2.3 million, 19. B. 11.5%, 20. C. 1959. NOTE: Answers to the Bonus Questions (#21-23) are found by clicking on the "See Answer" link. Each one will take you to a specific page on this website--you will find the answer there (it's not too hard!).
